Is it easier to play fast runs on a flat radius?

Fenders are 9.5quot; radius, Gamp;L Legacy is 12quot;, Gibson Les Paul 10quot;, Wolfgang 15quot;.

After playing a Gamp;L Legacy w/12quot; radius it felt faster or more string separation then the Fender strat?

Flatter the faster?

yes....

Absolutely. I love the 16quot; radius on my Schecter.

it's this simple...

it all depends on the player!

-Mike

For me know, I think it is because I have always played Fender type necks. A flat radius makes me a bit sloppier, not a feel I like, I am sure with some time I would be fine. I am a 7.5 C person.

It's easier to do bluesy bends for me without notes fretting out on the 9.5 and 12quot; radius necks,but I don't think i'm any slower up and down the neck on the 7.25quot; radius..The vintage radius is very comfy and like an ole friend to me....Gibsons are another story and the whole feel and everything changes once I pick that guitar up..

even easier with a scalloped neck...most people hate the vintage 7.25 radius on old fenders- evven the reissues have bumped it to 9...

depends on how fast, if you're do some moderate runs...blues licks, then it won't make as much as a diff as doing some shred licks....


Originally Posted by Mincereven easier with a scalloped neck...most people hate the vintage 7.25 radius on old fenders- evven the reissues have bumped it to 9...

Dave....Alot of your older players prefer the vintage radius because they grew up playing on those necks...The flatter radius stuff is all 80's stuff....


Originally Posted by Mincereven easier with a scalloped neck...most people hate the vintage 7.25 radius on old fenders- evven the reissues have bumped it to 9...

Actually, the reason that Fender did this (Flatten their quot;standardquot; radius to 9.5quot; ) was to reduce fretting out on bends, nost notably on minor thirds above the 12th fret, because this was the main complaint from many, particularly blues and country players. But then others started complaining that it wasn´t comfortable for chording anymore, so to this day Fender makes both

I´d say it depends on style, and even more importantly on body mechanics: If you barely ever bend, then you´ll probably have a similar action on a vintage radius neck to what I have on my Jacksons, making it just as effortless to play....IF your hand´s mechanics of movement prefer the greater radius of a vintage board. For example: If you´re coming from a steel-string acoustic background....

If on the other hand your background is classical, you´ll almost certainly prefer a flatter fretboard.... If you´ve played electrics from day 1, it will mostly depend on what you´re used to.

Different strokes for different folks....The neck PROFILE however makes a huge difference in speed

In general, I think the answer is quot;yesquot;. Certainly is for me. I prefer a flatter radius or a compound radius like on the Jackson necks.

Profile is very important as is fret size and (duh) action.

I tend to set my guitars up with as little relief as possible...flatter the better. and I like Jumbo frets.

As much as I loved the tone and mojo of my strat, it def was not much fun to play on a day to day basis for me. Medium type frets, and 9.5quot; radius didn't work for me.

That said, my Gibson and Jackson play much easier for me than the super flat radius that is on the Wolfgang I just sold. Frets are not jumbo, so that could be the culprit. (?) But most likely my issue there is with the Floyd. I love trrems, but I just cannot get comfy on a trem of any type (or a flat hardtail) and my playing suffers...I NEED a tune-o-matic.

:end rambling:

I've solved these problems by having many guitars....I have 6 strats....Some are 9.5, 2 are 12quot; radius early 80's necks and the rest are 7.25quot;......Then there's the Teles and the Gibson and Tokai guitars which are both 12quot; radius....Chording is great on the 7.25quot; radius,but the whole step bends or above at the 12th to 15th fret areas are easier on 9.5quot; and above for me...

When I refret my 7.25quot; radius guitars,I'm going with medium jumbo frets and I'll have the radius tapered from 7.25quot; to around 10quot; in the higher registers....I Like the vintage quot;nailquot; frets,but I like bending and shaking on bigger frets...

quot;Fenders are 9.5quot; radius, Gamp;L Legacy is 12quot;, Gibson Les Paul 10quot;, Wolfgang 15quot;.quot;

Most Les Pauls are 12quot; radius....

Almost all Schecters are 14quot;

Almost all Gibsons/Les Pauls are 12quot;

Fender strats/teles are generally usually 7.25quot; or 9.5quot;

Many misconceptions here.

My two favorite radii are 14quot; and 12quot;. Anything shorter is too rounder, anything longer is too flat. I think 12quot; is the best compromise out there.


Originally Posted by keano12
Flatter the faster?

Yes.

im more comfortable with 9.25 and i used to play a wizard neck. the roundness is nice.

I can play very fast on a strat, and very fast on a wizard II. I don't like Gibsons for some reason, might be the whole neck i don't like.

[QUOTE=Xeromus]Almost all Schecters are 14quot;

Many misconceptions here.

QUOTE]I hope you're not trying to tell me I don't know the fretboard radius on my own guitar, because it is most deffinatly 16quot;. Most doesn't mean all.

[QUOTE=mnbaseball91]
Originally Posted by XeromusAlmost all Schecters are 14quot;

Many misconceptions here.

QUOTE]I hope you're not trying to tell me I don't know the fretboard radius on my own guitar, because it is most deffinatly 16quot;. Most doesn't mean all.

That's why I said ALMOST all, and not all. Which is true, almost all schecters are 14quot; radius.

Which model do you have?